ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, March 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
IZMIR - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address nation as part of a campaign rally in northwestern Izmir province ahead of March 31 local elections.
ANTALYA - Erdogan to lead campaign rally in southern Antalya.
ISTANBUL- Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and Turkey's ruling party spokesman Omer Celik to attend the funeral service for the late Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul Mesrob Mutafyan at the St. Mary Armenian Church in Istanbul’s Kumkapi neighborhood in Fatih district.
NEW ZEALAND
CHRISTCHURCH - Monitoring developments in the wake of terror attacks at two mosques.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS - Monitoring crisis over nation’s leadership.
SPORTS
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE - 2019 Formula 1 World Championship to kick off with Australian Grand Prix.
SPECIAL REPORT
Indian color fest to be held in Istanbul, Ankara: envoy
By Busra Nur Bilgic
ANKARA (AA) - Holi fest, also known as the festival of colors, will be held in Ankara and Istanbul this year, Indian Ambassador to Turkey Sanjay Bhattacharyya said.